Posts tagged "politics"

Sep 06, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Book Swap: A Night in the Lonesome October

I did a Book Swap with some friends. I got “A Night in the Lonesome October” by Roger Zelazny.

Sep 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Alienation of Affections as Complicity

In the discussion of the Kyrsten Sinema alienation of affections case, several commenters took roughly the following view: Spouses have… The post Alienation of Affections as Complicity appeared fir...

Sep 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: September 6, 1983

9/6/1983: The City of Richmond solicited bids for installing plumbing fixtures at the city jail. The J.A. Croson Company's bid… The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 6, 1983 appeared f...

Sep 06, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

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Sep 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

N.C. Court Has Jurisdiction over Alienation of Affection Claim Brought Against Ex-Arizona-Senator Kyrsten Sinema

This tort, which lets people sue their spouses' lovers for interfering with the marriage, is litigated in about 150 new cases per year in North Carolina.

Sep 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Opera Star Anna Netrebko Loses Follow-Up Defamation Case Against the N.Y. Metropolitan Opera

From Netrebko v. Metropolitan Opera Ass'n Inc., decided Thursday by Judge Analisa Torres (S.D.N.Y.): In early 2022, the Met fired… The post Opera Star Anna Netrebko Loses Follow-Up Defamation Case ...

Sep 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

How Would You Have Applied Massachusetts Law in the Lindsay Clancy Trial?

[A.] I know lots of people have opinions about the Lindsay Clancy trial, and I wanted to pass along the… The post How Would You Have Applied Massachusetts Law in the Lindsay Clancy Trial? appeared ...

Sep 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: September 5, 1922

9/5/1922: Justice George Sutherland takes the oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 5, 1922 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Sep 05, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

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Sep 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Sean Combs (P. Diddy)'s Defamation Suit Can Go Forward (Including Against NewsNation)

From Judge John Cronan (S.D.N.Y.) today in Combs v. Mitchell: Plaintiff Sean Combs is a well-known musician who uses the… The post Sean Combs (P. Diddy)'s Defamation Suit Can Go Forward (Including ...

Sep 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Fancy timepieces, traitors, and lengthy footnotes.

Sep 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Eleventh Circuit Holds Qui Tam Relators Are Not "Officers of the United States." What Happens Next?

[This post is co-authored with Professor Seth Barrett Tillman.] Over the past decade, many legal challenges have turned on whether… The post Eleventh Circuit Holds Qui Tam Relators Are Not "Officer...

Sep 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Lawyers' Responsibility for Hallucinations in Briefs That They Sign

An interesting perspective from D.C. Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Glickman concurring in Douglas v. Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Co.… The post Lawyers' Responsibility for Hallucinations in Briefs Th...

Sep 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"Incredulity" That "Competent Law Firm Representing One of the Largest Financial Institution[s] in the World" Filed Brief with AI Hallucinations

D.C.’s highest court strikes Deutsche Bank’s appellate brief as a sanction.

Sep 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: September 4, 1851

9/4/1851: Justice Levi Woodbury dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 4, 1851 appeared first on Reason.com.

Sep 04, 2026 from The Jaxson

Renderings: Riverfront Plaza Hotel & Residences

Gateway Jax seeks DDRB conceptual approval for its Riverfront Plaza Hotel & Residences project at the former Jacksonville Landing site. Let us known what you think! -

Sep 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

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Sep 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

If You Replace the 13 Arrows on the U.S. Great Seal with a Modern Rifle, Make Sure You Depict a 50-Round Magazine

Plus Mozambique.

Sep 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Brief Update on the Entergy / Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Matter

From the docket this morning; for more on the case, see here and here (the latter item notes the sealing,… The post Brief Update on the Entergy / Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Matter appeared first on ...

Sep 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

An Essay on How to Get Top Grades On Law School Exams

Now up on SSRN.